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Academic Minute: Weak Strongmen
Today on the Academic Minute: Timothy Frye, professor of post-Soviet foreign policy at Columbia University, examines what pitfalls a despot...
Calbright College Gets Reprieve After Calls for Closure
The California Senate Education Committee canceled a hearing on the bill that would have dismantled Calbright, the first all-online community...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Characterizations of the Press
How does the U.S. Supreme Court talk about the press? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Utah's RonNell Andersen...
Chipping Away at the Borrower-Defense Backlog
Borrower-defense claims are receiving new treatment under the Biden administration as the department looks to process applications more quickly.
Can You Ask About Applicants’ Health? Should You?
Dallas Theological does. It also asks about other subjects that most colleges would steer clear of.
New Programs: Hemp Cultivation, Occupational Therapy, Environmental Studies, Human Nutrition
Eastern Connecticut State University is starting a minor in hemp cultivation. Notre Dame of Maryland University is starting an occupational...
The Week in Admissions News
Test-optional policies in Illinois; falling persistence rates; request for information on policies and procedures for protecting against sex trafficking in postsecondary education; a welcome wagon at Kingsborough; new leader for College Track.
Professor Admits Guilt in Admissions Scandal
USC faculty member paid $100,000 to get his daughter into USC.